How to add a language selector to your header?

Store Design

Topic summary

Main issue: Adding a language selector (a UI control to switch site language) to the Shopify store’s header/announcement bar (the top site area for notices).

Guidance offered:

  • Follow a theme support guide to enable the language selector via Shopify’s translation settings and add translated languages (link provided to a detailed tutorial).
  • If needed, add custom code to place the language selector in the header.

Access and troubleshooting:

  • A store URL was requested to assess theme capabilities and placement.
  • The shared store link is not live and is password-protected; reviewers asked for the storefront password to proceed.

Status and next steps:

  • No implementation or final decision yet; the discussion remains open.
  • Next actions: provide the storefront password for review, confirm whether the theme supports a header language selector, and decide between using built-in settings or implementing custom code.

Notes:

  • No images, videos, or code were shared; the linked tutorial is central to understanding the suggested approach.
Summarized with AI on February 4. AI used: gpt-5.
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how to add language selector to header

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@Kaspars_Rokjans
Follow steps of below link .It may helpful for you :
https://www.weareunderground.com/blogs/theme-support/multi-language-theme-translation#:~:text=To%20enable%20the%20language%20selector,In%20Translated%20languages%2C%20click%20Add

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if the theme does not support language selector in the header/announcement bar. How do I fix that?

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@Kaspars_Rokjans

Please share your store URL!

Thanks!

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@Kaspars_Rokjans

If your theme does support Language selector in header, then you will need to add a custom code to add language selector to header

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The store is not live yet.

Will the link work? https://salika-4246.myshopify.com/en?_ab=0&_fd=0&_sc=1

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@Kaspars_Rokjans

your shop is password protected please share your front store password!

Thanks!

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